These results "represent the first systematic evidence that Salvia is capable of acute modulation of cognition in healthy young adults", according to the study authors.

Anti-inflammatory - researchers at the University of Vienna, Austria, confirmed in the Journal of Ethnopharmacology that Salvia officinalis has anti-inflammatory properties. The team had been investigating the properties of herbs used in traditional Austrian medicine.

Helps diabetes type 2 patients - a team at the Research Institute of Medicinal Plants in Iran found that "Salvia officinalis leaf extract has anti-hyperglycemic and lipid profile improving effects in hyperlipidemic type 2 diabetic patients." In other words, sage is good at lowering cholesterol and triglyceride levels in patients with diabetes type 2. The study was published in the journal Complementary Therapies in Medicine.

Other potential benefits of sage, which currently lack scientific evidence, include: